2019 Employees of the Quarter

The Department of Medicine's Employee of the Quarter program showcases employees who have shown exemplary strides in contributing to the Department of Medicine and to the MUSC community.

Each quarter, the Department of Medicine honors up to four staff members who contribute to our mission through their exceptional dedication, initiative, motivation, positive attitude, customer service and passion about their work. (In the case of a tie, there may be more than four).

At the end of the year, two Employee of the Year winners (a Team Member and a Team Leader) and two Medicine Excellence Winners (a runner-up Team Member and a runner-up Team Leader) are selected from the pool of quarterly winners.

Congratulations to our FY2019 Employee of the Quarter Winners! Thank you for your outstanding contributions to the Department and for going above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis!

Winners: Q1 FY19

• Kris Banks-Smalls: Program Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology
• Janice Mazur: Administrative Assistant, Hospitalist Medicine, General Internal Medicine
• Seth Bollenbecker: Research Specialist, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
• Vijay Paladugu: Program Coordinator, Cardiology 

Winners: Q2 FY19

• Jessalyn Rodgers: Research Specialist, Rheumatology & Immunology
• Gayle Cox: Administrative Coordinator, General Internal Medicine
• Matt McCoy: IT Manager, Department of Medicine, Administration
• Kavin Panneerselvam: Program Coordinator, Cardiology

Winners: Q3 FY19

• Megan Bickford: Research Program Coordinator, Gastroenterology
• Elizabeth Swan: Division Administrator, Endocrinology
• Lisa Burkhardt: Finance Administrator, Medicine Administration
• Gwen Blanton: Program Coordinator, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
• Mac Houck: Division Administrator, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
• Phallan Robbins: Research Reporting Manager, Medicine Administration
• Christopher Podmore: Program Assistant, Infectious Diseases

Winners: Q4 FY19

• Laura Grimball: Administrative Assistant, Infectious Diseases
• Julie Driggers: Administrative Coordinator, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
• Renee Dunn: Administrative Assistant, Endocrinology
• Julie Benke-Bennett: Program Coordinator, Endocrinology

Employee of the Year Winners

• Team Leader Award Winner: Lisa Burkhardt, Finance Administrator, Medicine Administration
• Team Member Award Winner: Laura Grimball, Administrative Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases

Medicine Excellence Winners

• Team Leader Award Winner: Elizabeth Swan, Division Administrator, Division of Endocrinology
• Team Member Award Winner: Gwen Blanton, Program Coordinator, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine